Vojin Popović

Vojin Popović
Vojvoda Popović
Born	1881 Sjenica
Died	29 November 1916 Kajmakčalan
Allegiance	Kingdom of Serbia
Years of service	1901-1916†
Rank	Voivode (Duke) second lieutenant
Unit	Volunteer unit
Battles/wars	Macedonian Struggle Balkan Wars World War I Battle of Kajmakcalan†

Vojin Popović, known as Vojvoda Vuk (Serbian: Војин Поповић, војвода Вук; 9 December 1881 - 29 November 1916), was a Serbian voivode (military commander), that fought for the Macedonian Serb Chetniks (i.e. komiti) in the struggle for Macedonia, and then the national army in the Balkan Wars and World War I.

Life

Monument, in Belgrade.

Early

Vojin was born on 9 December 1881, in Sjenica, in southwestern Serbia. Shortly after his birth, the family moves to Kragujevac, where Vojin attended school. He chose a career in the military. On 3 November 1901, he became second lieutenant. He was among the first cheta (bands, 'čete') heading for Old Serbia, i.e. Makedonia (1905).

Macedonia

He was involved in liberation of Macedonia from Turks and Bulgarians.

Balkan Wars

World War I

He died at Gruniste on 29th November 1916 during World War I.

References

v t e Chetniks in Macedonia Fighters Jovan Babunski Gligor Sokolović Ilija Trifunović-Birčanin Mihailo Ristić-Džervinac Jovan Grković-Gapon Vasilije Trbić Garda Spasa Borivoje Jovanović-Brana Ilija Jovanović-Pčinjski Jovan Stanojković-Dovezenski Micko Krstić Lazar Kujundžić Cene Marković Miša Aleksić-Marinko Doksim Mihailović Kosta Milovanović-Pećanac Vojislav Tankosić Blagoje Krušić Savatije Milićević Milošević Bogdan Jugović Hajnc Ilija Jovanović Aksentije Bacetović Vojislav Tankosić Vojin Popović Mijajlo Ristić Alimpije Marjanović-Ovčepoljski Aleksandar Blagojević-Kočanski Svetozar Ranković Sreten Rajković Panta Radosavljević Pavle Blažarić Dušan Dimitrijević-Brđanin Sava Petković-Grmija Marinko Aleksić Nikola Janković-Kosovski Nedeljković-Rasinski Božin Teofilović Božin Simić Jovan Cvetković-Dolgač Dončo Crnorijski Trenko Rujanović-Krapljanin Todor Krstić-Algunjski Bogdan Radenković Stevan Simić Mateja Šumenković Jovan Ćirković Petar Đinović Borko Paštrović Key people Milorad Gođevac Vasa Jovanović Luka Ćelović Golub Janić Jovan Atanacković Society of Saint Sava

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